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We're about 90% though completely redoing our home office. Final pictures in a month or so. The latest task was to build a treadmill desk / workstation where we we can walk and work at the same time. We used a treadmill from craigslist, cheap monitor from Costco, extra counter-top leftover from our new desk, VGA splitter, and our existing wireless keyboard and mouse plus a dozen or so hours of effort. I'm exhausted, but super proud.

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I have a friend who used book pages. I don't know that I like the look of it so much, but what I've typically done in that same vein is used steel cable, crimps, and aluminum tacks to create a cable system on the wall and then clipped things to it. It's sort of like a cross between photo-drying lines in a darkroom and a bulletin board, with the added bonus of being totally flexible to work with your space and eliminating tackholes or glue on the things you want to display. I also really like it for things that are interesting on both sides - I've got some old wwII newspaper pages hung up this way so that you can both look at them as wall decor and unclip them to actually physically read them if desired.

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Those are good ideas. Definitely good to play around with instead of being stuck with something I don't like. Did your friend use text pages? I was thinking maybe photo pages from older books. My mom is really into old timey shit and she might be willing to go along with me posting that kind of thing around the house, especially if it's temporary. She does a lot of collages (or used to) using primarily images pre-1950. I really oughta set up an Etsy shop for the stuff she's made, but she's just worried about copyright complications. I suggested she collage up the walls to cover the ugly spots where the wallpaper is gone and you can see drywall, but she shot that idea down.

Here's a picture from the article that suggested the idea. It's be kind of cool to do different rooms different themes.

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She used photo pages, but they were sort of pulp-y so they darkened a lot from adhesive. I guess part of it is just an aversion on my part to the look of most collages as decor - they tend to look really "I do crafts"-y to me, which sort of enforces the misguided notion that everything homemade always looks homemade. I'm pretty sure you weren't talking about decoupaging my soapbox, though.

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Originally Posted by PlayaDelWes

We're about 90% though completely redoing our home office. Final pictures in a month or so. The latest task was to build a treadmill desk / workstation where we we can walk and work at the same time. We used a treadmill from craigslist, cheap monitor from Costco, extra counter-top leftover from our new desk, VGA splitter, and our existing wireless keyboard and mouse plus a dozen or so hours of effort. I'm exhausted, but super proud.

This is pretty awesome. I wish I had the space for one of these in our home office.

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my shower head tried to attack me last night. the piece that holds the shower head is plastic and appears to be cracked, so it can no longer hold the shower head. does anyone like home depot or something sell just that piece that screws into the faucet and holds the shower head? is there a special name for this piece so i know what to ask for? i need to replace this tomorrow since i'm going into surgery and can't take baths. plus i'm broke as fuck and want to avoid buying a new shower head. thanks

Originally Posted by malcolmjamalawesome

It's when we discuss Coachella that we are at our collective dipshittiest.

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it's that time again! time for the DIY secret santa that hannah started. same idea as in year's past. please email me at chairmenmeow47@yahoo.com with your:

name

address

board name

no later than monday, 11/19. i will send out assignments by wednesday, 11/21. like the regular secret santa, i would prefer that you either have a post count of 500 or recommended by another board member since we are exchanging addresses. the idea is to get the gift sent to your recipient by christmas, so start thinking about what to create! please review this thread to see past gifts.

everyone who is interested, please fill out the questionnaire below and put your responses in this thread.

Amenable to food gifts? Yes/no

If yes: any allergies?

Is there a unifying color theme in your home? Post pics if you desire.

Is there a unifying theme to your personal style? If desired, may post pics or a hypothetical Polyvore outfit.

What was the last thing you made?

What are your hobbies?

Do you collect anything?

Originally Posted by malcolmjamalawesome

It's when we discuss Coachella that we are at our collective dipshittiest.

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Originally Posted by Hannahrain

Vintage Yugoslavian enamelware paella skillets.

What do you know. I used to collect those, too, when I was in my teens/early 20's. They're beautiful. I never knew if they were safe to cook with, so I used them as paint palettes. They all disappeared over the years and various moves. Too bad, or I'd send them to you.

Originally Posted by PotVsKtl

See that guy in the background talking loudly about crab cakes? That's you.